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What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

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    #2852
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,666 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Anything cold and somewhat alcoholic tastes nice when relaxing in the early evening of a hot day :)

    Read up on Wikipedia about Super Bock, what's surprising is that they introduced a stout a few years ago which has done quite well - not the style you'd associate with popularity in a hot country - and have a pseudo-craft range as well.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #2853
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,842 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    not the style you'd associate with popularity in a hot country.
    Apart from most of Africa and the Caribbean. Stout is a hot country style. People in cold countries don't really drink it.

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    #2854
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,659 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    At it’ll only cost €4 :D

    If you're being robbed in tourist central at that.

    Up North, the normal measure is the fino, 200ml, and usually 90c -2.56 a pint I work that out at!


    Stout being cold/winter drink is basically Ireland & UK attitudes only. Although Denmark has much darker winter specials also I'm not sure what style they would officially be.


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    #2855
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    L1011 wrote: »
    If you're being robbed in tourist central at that.

    Up North, the normal measure is the fino, 200ml, and usually 90c -2.56 a pint I work that out at!

    I meant for a boot load!


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    #2856
    sceach16
    Registered Users Posts: 910 ✭✭✭sceach16


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    Anything cold and somewhat alcoholic tastes nice when relaxing in the early evening of a hot day :)

    Read up on Wikipedia about Super Bock, what's surprising is that they introduced a stout a few years ago which has done quite well - not the style you'd associate with popularity in a hot country - and have a pseudo-craft range as well.


    First , it ain't a stout in Irish terms (IMO). It is more a black beer but it is a nice beer. I only drank it in January in the Algarve (en terrace) and it was vv nice...maybe it was the 20c!


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    #2857
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    sceach16 wrote: »
    First , it ain't a stout in Irish terms (IMO). It is more a black beer but it is a nice beer. I only drank it in January in the Algarve (en terrace) and it was vv nice...maybe it was the 20c!

    What’s the distinction? Are they both not beer?


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    #2858
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,659 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    I meant for a boot load!

    Ah yes, close enough really - seem to remember it was sub 50c a bottle anyway.


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    #2859
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    BrewDog’s Eight-Bit NEIPA collaboration (with everyone!) is a great beer. Eight hops, eight brewers. Top stuff.


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    #2860
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,304 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Sierra Nevada Cherry Chocolate Stout. 8.5% of pure joy in a bottle, and a big bottle at that. It's rich with a big chocolate hit up front, although still surprisingly easy to drink. The cherry flavour is very much in the background, but becomes slightly more prominent as the beer warms a bit.


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    #2861
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,107 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    Tiny Rebel Dutty Vermont Ipa, super beer from a brewery who can do no wrong for me.

    Yellowbelly Paul's On Holidays Maibock, very drinkable. Nice light Bock flavour.


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    #2862
    VW 1
    Registered Users Posts: 4,500 ✭✭✭VW 1


    Harmonic convergence, absolutely beautiful.

    Dark fruits, raisins, sweet syrupy, caramel, thick mouthfeel and strong taste of the whisky barrels it was in, very noticeable alcohol hit.

    Really really excellent beer.


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    #2863
    VW 1
    Registered Users Posts: 4,500 ✭✭✭VW 1


    Followed up with the 2016 O'Haras imperial stout, anniversary edition. Such a let down, watery, chalky and bitter. My guess is it isn't as it should be, i had it at the time of purchase and it was a lot better than this. It must've been to do with storage.


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    #2864
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,304 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    VW 1 wrote: »
    Followed up with the 2016 O'Haras imperial stout, anniversary edition. Such a let down, watery, chalky and bitter. My guess is it isn't as it should be, i had it at the time of purchase and it was a lot better than this. It must've been to do with storage.

    My recollection of that beer was that it was quite a sweet beer with almost a syrupy feel to it. Pity it didn't age well because it was excellent when it came out.


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    #2865
    VW 1
    Registered Users Posts: 4,500 ✭✭✭VW 1


    Zaph wrote: »
    My recollection of that beer was that it was quite a sweet beer with almost a syrupy feel to it. Pity it didn't age well because it was excellent when it came out.

    Disappointed myself, as is the case with most imperial stouts I buy, i bought one to drink and one to age. This was definitely not right, perhaps an issue with storage rather thsn the beer itself. Hopefully, for others anyway.


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    #2866
    MadYaker
    Registered Users Posts: 12,208 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    St Mel's Pale Ale, its pretty good!


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    #2867
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,884 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    8 Degrees. The Holly King.

    Holy f*cking sh*tsnacks, Archer, this is a great beer!

    /Pam


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    #2868
    OOnegative
    Registered Users Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    Weihenstephaner, at €1.50 a bottle(local price) i’d be a silly man not to!!


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    #2869
    LFC Murphy
    Registered Users Posts: 825 ✭✭✭LFC Murphy


    OOnegative wrote: »
    Weihenstephaner, at €1.50 a bottle(local price) i’d be a silly man not to!!

    And where is this Local Price ?? :)


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    #2870
    OOnegative
    Registered Users Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    LFC Murphy wrote: »
    And where is this Local Price ?? :)

    The Hague!!


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    #2871
    LFC Murphy
    Registered Users Posts: 825 ✭✭✭LFC Murphy


    OOnegative wrote: »
    The Hague!!

    :(


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    #2872
    OOnegative
    Registered Users Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    LFC Murphy wrote: »
    :(

    Sorry.


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    #2873
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Home to vote and Thumper is lovely I must say. Got a can of Eight bit for €4.85 in Molloys and that thing is £5.50 in the Cloudwater barrel store fridge and even more expensive online so not sure what's going on there

    https://honestbrew.co.uk/shop/brewdog-eight-bit-neipa/


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    #2874
    Passenger
    Registered Users Posts: 6,146 ✭✭✭Passenger


    RasTa wrote: »
    can of Eight bit for €4.85 in Molloys and that thing is £5.50 in the Cloudwater barrel store fridge and even more expensive online so not sure what's going on there

    Got a can of Eight Bit in Drinkstore for €4.80. Nice, cloudy and juicy.


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    #2875
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    RasTa wrote: »
    Home to vote and Thumper is lovely I must say. Got a can of Eight bit for €4.85 in Molloys and that thing is £5.50 in the Cloudwater barrel store fridge and even more expensive online so not sure what's going on there

    https://honestbrew.co.uk/shop/brewdog-eight-bit-neipa/

    I was actually quite surprised at the price, especially considering the abv and size of the can, 8% for 500ml. Great value for a very good beer.


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    #2876
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


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    #2877
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,659 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    The graphics are a bit odd considering the fairly austere/striking standardised bottle ones; but solid colours might not transfer well to cans.


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    #2878
    Eggs For Dinner
    Registered Users Posts: 2,966 ✭✭✭Eggs For Dinner


    Enjoying Whiplash Rollover during this fine spell of weather. Very refreshing


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    #2879
    sceach16
    Registered Users Posts: 910 ✭✭✭sceach16


    Spent a few days down South recently.


    Two standout beers


    Rising Sons belgian wheat beer style on draught c 5 euro. had it on a hot day and really liked it. Well described, lovely flavour.


    A bottle of 12 Towers Red Organic Ale. Wow, big flavour and body. local to Youghal.


    I also liked 12 o'clock Mass IPA on draught. quite a fresh lager style rather than red IPA.



    Also had a Killarney Blonde which tastes like Dublin Blonde and Belfast Blonde and (IMO) like Carling.


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    #2880
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Not mad about this Chai Milk Stout. Too much cinnamon


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    #2881
    OOnegative
    Registered Users Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    Dogfish Head 90min IPA


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